Today I’ve taken my first year composition class to hear a talk by state assemblyman Alberto Torrico about AB656, a bill that would create a tax on oil and gasoline produced in the state, to fund public education. Logical arguments…
From the Field
As I make my way through the first week…
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I notice that my students are far more focused on “serious issues,” compared even to last semester. As Higher Ed. suffers more cuts, tuition rises, and as health care reform has stalled, they seem to not only be looking harder…
Center for Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge
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We, a broad coalition from over 20 countries, of hundreds of thousands of citizens, users, consumers, organizations, artists, hackers, members of the free culture movement, economists, lawyers, teachers, students, researchers, scientists, activists, workers, unemployed, entrepreneurs, creators… We invite all citizens…
Viral Video
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When people talk about viral videos, memes, and such, they mean videos or more generally ideas that spread (especially online) as if they have a life of their own. This video by Anthropology professor Mike Wesch was originally put online…
What Really Happens When You Contact Tech. Support
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This is a brilliant post by one of my favorite web comics, XKCD. This one is #627.
Interesting and Useful Websites
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There are any number of websites that might enrich our understanding of how technology, new/digital media, and the internet are affecting our lives. Here are a few of them: Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier, from Frontline. According to…
Site updated again…
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So I changed the theme again. The previous theme simply wasn’t functioning as expected and the theme-author’s website didn’t offer enough info for me to fix things myself. So I am trying this new theme. It doesn’t have everything I…
Upgraded at last
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I have changed to a new theme. Now I’m working on customizing it and will soon start adding material for my fall classes.
Notes on “The Gaze”
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Here is an excerpt of what looks like an interesting collection of notes on looking, seeing, and the gaze. Notes on ‘The Gaze’ Daniel Chandler Introduction I make no great claims for these somewhat fragmented notes which are offered by…
Composing Composition: A presentation by Kathy Rowley on using technology in a First Year Writing Class
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Kathy used technology in a variety of ways in her first year writing class, English 1002. She has created a power point presentation to illustrate how. I converted a very elaborate PowerPoint presentation into a PDF, so apologies for it…